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TheFinal Fantasyfranchise has a wealth of lovable protagonists, many of whom are amongSquare Enix’s best protagonists. In Final Fantasy 14, you get the chance to be one of them as a protector of Eorzea. However, whether you are experiencingFinal Fantasy 14’sHeavensward expansion for the first time, or replaying a nostalgic favoritevideo gameon a new character, it’s hard to feel unstoppable when you have to walk everywhere.
In Final Fantasy 14, flight is unlocked in each region separately.This can be done by collecting aether currents through questing and exploration. Each aether current can be located using the x and y coordinates displayed below your minimap, or the Aether Compass.
For those who have no interest in hunting organically for these aether currents, or who have become frustrated by a tricky one, here are all the aether currents in Heavensward and their exact location.
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Coerthas Western Highlands
The Coerthas Western Highlands are dense in aether currents and designed to teach new players about the flight unlock system.
This area is where you’ll get your Aether Compass (following the completion of the main scenario quest Divine Intervention), which will help you find the exploration aether currents.
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Exploration
Coordinates
Description
(x30.6, y33.7)
On the road leading away from Falcon’s nest
(x31.5, y11.8)
On the roof of a house (Parkour up to the current from the stairs)
(x9.3, y15.0)
On top of the cliff looking out
(x15.8, y22.3)
Above the Convictory on the Northwest side
Quest Name
Bridge Over Frozen Water
(x32.4, y35.8, z1.4)
Blue Side Quest
Unlocks after completing MSQ Disclosure
For All the Nights to Come
(x16.9, y22.8, z0.7)
Unlocks after completing MSQ Sounding Out the Amphitheatre
Baby Steps
(x16.7, y22.8, z0.7)
Protecting What’s Important
(x16.5, y22.5, z0.7)
Unlocks after completing MSQ Camp of the Convictors
Purple Flame, Purple Flame
(x16.4, y22.4, z0.7)
Final MSQ for Western Coerthas
The Dravanian Forelands
You should expect to be able to unlock flight in the Dravanian Forelands at level 53, as long as you’vecompleted the main scenario quest ‘Up Through Mourn in Passing.’
(x37.8, y28.3)
Follow the road upon entering the zone - the aether current is on top of the tree arched above the path
(x31.2, y16.8)
Just north of the Fork in Whilom River
(x12.9, y14.0)
Cavern of Mourn, accessed from the tower at Anyx Trine
(x30.6, y36.2)
Past the second door in Lost ast Gnath
Some Bad News
(x31.9, y23.9)
Unlocks after completing MSQ Where the Chocobos Roam
Stolen Munitions
(x24.9, y19.7)
Unlocks after completing MSQ The Nonmind
A Lesson in Humility
(x16.4, y23)
Unlocks after completing MSQ A Gnathic Deity
The Hunter Becomes the Kweh
Mourn in Passing
(x23, y19)
Final MSQ for the Dravanian Forelands
The Churning Mists
Flying in The Churning Mists can only be unlocked aftercompleting the main scenario quest ‘Into the Aery’ at level 55, which is located in Foundation.
(x30.9, y35.7)
On the clearing above Moghome (accessed via a ramp on the east side)
(x20.6, y27.0)
In the Asah settlement connecting the Landlord Colony and The Four Arms areas
(x7.0, y27.4)
At the top of Zenith’s palace
(x29.3, y19.9)
On the road heading toward the Monsterie
The Bathing Bully
(x29, y36)
Unlocks after completing MSQ Moghan’s Trial
Waiting to Inhale
(x32, y15)
Unlocks after completing MSQ Heart of Ice
(x9.6, y14.2)
Unlocks after completing MSQ Leaving Moghome
Hide Your Moogles
(x12, y29)
Unlocks after completing Blue Quest The Bathing Bully and MSQ The Wyrm’s Lair
Into the Aery
Foundation (x13, y11)
Final MSQ for The Churning Mists
The Sea of Clouds
Each expansion has a map that most people hate to traverse without flight. In Heavensward, The Sea of Clouds is this map. Luckily,you can find all the exploration aether currents easily while completing the main scenario quest ‘Familiar Faces.’
(x7.6, y25.8)
Immediately after disembarking the airship
(x7.3, y20.3)
Just outside Ok' Zundu
(x18.9, y11.6)
Next to Cid’s airship
(x11.2, y15.2)
Up the stairs behind Vanu Chieftain Sonu Vanu
Clipped Wings
(x17, y37)
Honoring the Past
The Pillars (x11.5, y10.9)
Unlocks after completing MSQ He Who Would Not Be Denied
Sleepless in Ok' Zundu
Unlocks after completing MSQ Black and the White
Flying the Nest
(x10.6, y14.8)
Bolt, Chain, and Island
(x11, y14)
Final MSQ for The Sea of Clouds
The Dravanian Hinterlands
You can unlock flying in the Dravanian Hinterlands, the only zone in Heavensward without a single Aetheryte, once you havecompleted the main scenario quests ‘Through Forbidden Knowledge’ at level 59.
(x37.1, y25.5)
The area entrance that you use for the MSQ
(x24.5, y19.0)
On the bridge East of the Bigwest Shortstop Settlement
(x12.8, y16.8)
Immediately upon entering The Answering Quarter
(x13.5, y36.1)
Next to Matoya’s Cave
Louder than Words
(x21, y18)
Unlocks after completing MSQ A Great New Nation
Ebb and Aetherflow
Idyllshire (x7, y6)
Unlocks after completing MSQ An Illuminati Incident
Taking Stock
Idyllshire (x5, y6)
Unlocks after completing MSQ Leaving Idyllshire
Saro Roggo’s Common Life
Matoya’s Cave (x6, y6)
Unlocks after completing MSQ Matoya’s Cave
Forbidden Knowledge
Final MSQ for The Dravanian Hinterlands
Azys Lla is the last area you will journey to, and unlike other zones in the Heavensward expansion, has no exploration aether currents.
Perhaps because it is the last area of the expansion, you will also receive all the questing aether currents via the main scenario quest line, rather than a mixture of the main scenario and unlock quests.
Systematic Exploration
(x21, y15)
In Node We Trust
Chimerical Maintenance
(x27, y10)
Close Encounters of the VIth Kind
(x37, y11)
Fetters of Lament
(x18, y31)
Tips For Finding Out Which Aether Current You Missed
Many players find some of the aether currents while playing through the story, only to get to the next zone and find out they missed a couple. If this is you, here are two ways to see which one you missed (without trekking around to every single location).
Use Your Aether Compass
You can use your handy aether compass to point you in the direction of any exploration aether currents you missed. This will quickly narrow down which location you need to travel to, as most zones have aether currents in drastically different locations on the map. Read more about using the aether compass in our article abouthow to unlock flying in Final Fantasy 14.
Use the Recommendations Window
One of the most underrated features in Final Fantasy 14 is the recommendations window. It’s very useful for checking to see if you’ve missed anything important in an area, such as a blue side quest.
To access the recommendations window:
Once the window is open, you can filter for quests using the dropdown menu at the top, or pin it to your screen with the lock button in the upper right-hand corner.It will show you any uncompleted task in the current area for which your equipped job is eligible.
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Expect to be hunting for four exploration and five questing aether currents in each area of the Heavensward expansion. All questing aether currents are received from either the main scenario quest or a blue side quest. If you need a push to see which ones you are missing, consider using the Aether Compass or the Recommendations window.
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